Are Pagers Dead?

“The stand-alone pager is now officially obsolete,” proclaims Judit Sharon, President and CEO of Onset Technology, which makes a pager app for iPhones, iPads, iPod touch and BlackBerry smartphones. Sharon made the statement in a press release touting the new features of OnPage, an app that aims to turn smartphones into secure pagers.

IT pros, doctors, and others may welcome the opportunity to carry just one device—a smartphone with paging capabilities—rather than two. However, proponents of traditional paging services often point to the potential limitations of smartphone paging apps. Smartphone paging is often reliant on cellular networks, which have dead spots, can get congested during crises, and have difficulty reaching building interiors.

Perhaps the solution is to test a smartphone paging app alongside your pager and see how it goes. The OnPage iOS app is free has an overall user rating of 4.5 stars on iTunes. The paging service has a 14-day free trial.

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